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   Fe·male

   /ˈfēˌmāl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of or denoting the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs, distinguished biologically by the production of gametes (ova) which can be fertilized by male gametes: "a herd of female deer"
   • ▪ relating to women or the female gender: "a female name"
   • ▪ (of a plant or flower) having a pistil but no stamens.
   • ▪ (of parts of machinery, fittings, etc.) manufactured hollow so that a corresponding male part can be inserted.

   noun

   • 1. a female animal or plant: "females may lay several hundred eggs in two to four weeks"
   • ▪ a female person; a woman or girl: "both males and females accumulate economic knowledge at a similar rate"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French femelle, from Latin femella, diminutive of femina ‘a woman’. The change in the ending was due to association with male, but the words male and female are not linked etymologically.

   Derivatives

   • 1. femaleness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › femaleFemale Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   female: [adjective] of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to bear young or produce eggs. having or producing only pistils or pistillate flowers. made up of usually adult members of the female sex : consisting of females. characteristic of girls, women, or the female sex : exhibiting femaleness. designed for or ...

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   The symbol of the Roman goddess Venus is used to represent the female sex in biology.. An organism's sex is female (symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction.. A female has larger gametes than a male.Females and males are results of the anisogamous reproduction system, wherein gametes ...

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   Female definition: having or relating to a gender identity that corresponds to a complex, variable set of social and cultural roles, traits, and behaviors assigned to people of the sex that typically produces egg cells. . See examples of FEMALE used in a sentence.

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   FEMALE definition: 1. belonging or relating to women or girls: 2. belonging or relating to the sex that can give…. Learn more.

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   8 meanings: 1. of, relating to, or designating the sex producing gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes.... Click for more definitions.

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   female: 1 adj being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop “a female heir” “ female holly trees bear the berries” Synonyms: egg-producing , young-bearing capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring pistillate having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant ...

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFEMALE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FEMALE meaning: 1. belonging or relating to women or girls: 2. belonging or relating to the sex that can give…. Learn more.

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   female, n. & adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfemale adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of female adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFEMALE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    FEMALE definition: 1. belonging to or relating to women, or to the sex that can produce eggs or have babies: 2. a…. Learn more.